people urged to make Yoga a part of life
Shimla: The yoga day was celebrated here at the historic Ridge where Governor Acharya Devvrat alongwith hundreds of children from various schools of the town and citizens performed yoga. The Governor said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has established Yoga at international level and today, the whole world was adopting it. He said our sages, while contemplating the mountains, compiled this science and gave the Yoga to the world which not only balances the soul, mind and intellect but also gives the feeling of happiness and connects the soul with the divine. He urged the people to make Yoga an integral part of life which has been part of our old traditions and stressed on making it a routine activity to evade negative energy in life.
BBMB celebrates 3rd International Yoga Day
Chandigarh: Based on the principle of unity of mind & body and holistic approach to health, International Yoga Day is celebrated in Bhakra Beas Management Board with its officers, employees and their family members performing Yoga under the guidance of renowned demonstrator at BBMB Rest House, Sector-35, Chandigarh. Yoga day was started with the address of VK Kalra,Member, Power. In his address he elaborated the benefits of yoga on human mind and body. On this occasion, Neeraj Kalra, Bharat Bhushan, FA& CAO, RS Jalta, Special Secretary, BS Sinhmar, Director, HRD, Anurag Goyal, Deputy Secretary, PR and other officers & employees were present. BBMB celebrated International Yoga Day at its various project stations and sub- stations.
Gram Panchayat Naya Gaon included in Barwala
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has decided to include gram panchayat, Naya Gaon located in block Raipur Rani into block Barwala in district Panchkula. A spokesman said that Chief Minister Manohar lal has approved a proposal of Development and Panchayat Department to this effect.
likhi appointed as second link officer
Chandigarh: Haryana Government has appointed Abhilaksh likhi, Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department as a second link officer of the Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department, in addition to his present duties during the leave period of Rajni Sekhri Sibal.
SBI celebrates Yoga Day
Chandigarh: State Bank of India, local head office, Chandigarh celebrated “ International Yoga Day 2017” in the North Hall of the office. The yoga camp was inaugurated by Dinesh Bahadur Singh, Circle Development Officer, SBI Chandigarh Circle. He emphasized the importance of Yoga in daily life and impressed upon the participants to make yoga a way of the life. Around 50 staff members participated and took the benefit of yoga for their health.
Director PGIMER leads on Int’l Day of Yoga
Chandigarh: PGIMER organized a one hour yoga demonstration session to celebrate the 3rd International Day of Yoga on Wednesday. The session was held from 7 am to 8 am at Zakir Hall, PGIMER. Prof Jagat Ram, Director PGIMER was the chief guest on the occasion and around 200 participants attended the session. Yoga session was demonstrated by the trained instructor using the guidelines issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
JGU VC Speaks at Hamburg varsity leaders Council
Chandigarh: O.P. Jindal Global University’s Founding Vice Chancellor, Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar spoke at the prestigious 2017 Hamburg Transnational University leaders Council in Hamburg, Germany. O.P. Jindal Global University was one of the two Indian higher education institutions invited to the Council. Indian Institute of Technology was the other institution that was invited. The forum was organized to initiate a dialogue among global university leaders about the key current challenges that national higher education systems around the world are confronted with.
Tecno Mobile urges Punjab to #OwnTheNight
Chandigarh: Tecno mobile has rolled out its first marketing campaign for Punjab consumers and is available across the state at more than 2900 retail touch points. The product portfolio consists of five models i7, i5, i5 Pro, i3 and i3 pro priced competitively at INR 7990 to 14990. The marketing campaign is built around the theme of “OwnTheNight” by breaking ‘the boundaries of day’ in the context of clicking pictures. It enables consumers to capture the brightest pictures even in the night by redefining the boundaries of image technology and user experience.The six week high decibel360 degree campaign is designed in a way that has a right media mix of traditional, digital and social media.
BBSR to host 22nd Asian Athletics champ
Chandigarh: The Odisha Capital will host the 22nd Asian Athletics Championship is Asia’s biggest athletics event from July 6-9, 2017. This is the third time the premier track and field event of the continent is being held in India after New Delhi (1989) and Pune (2013). Adille Sumariwalla, President, Athletics Federation of India, said: “The preparations for the Asian Athletics Championships have been top class right from the day Odisha decided to host the event. This is going to be the biggest competition in the event’s history.”
Himachal CM inspects work at IGMC
Shimla: Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra on Wednesday Inspecting the ongoing construction works at Indira Gandhi Medical College and Circuit house and issued directions to the officials concerned for speedy completion of the projects.